Get to know me
My personal story as an athlete and artist goes back farther than my memory does, but for as long as I do remember, sports and arts have been passions of mine. I’ve been fortunate to experience both in a truly wide variety of ways, in groups and individually, and as enthusiast, competitor, and coach. My journey has taken me from the court, field, and track to the trails, slopes, and sea, and I’m grateful to have travelled globally in pursuit of those passions. The gifts and lessons that sports and the arts have given me have been profound and formative, and too numerous to count. One of those gifts has been meeting a diversity of athletes and artists from across the world, and that sparked a fascination with the journeys and life experiences of others in sports and art, and beyond.
My own winding path in art and sport has included success, confidence, progress, comradery, and views from the top. But, as with any really interesting story, it has also included injury, heartbreak, defeat, doubt, loneliness, and time in much darker places. I strongly believe that our experiences in sport and the arts play defining roles in who we are as human beings at all stages of life, and I believe that our life experiences outside of those areas influence who we are as athletes, artists, and performers, likewise. I see us as whole human beings who exist at the intersection of those and other unique identities, with each identity contributing to the others and to us as complete people.
One of my guiding intentions in mental health is to honour each of us as a whole person, and to do what I’m able to in helping with healing, learning, growth, and success. I want to support others to thrive in sport, art, and life. I’m here to meet you where you’re at, and to help you along a path that leads where you want to go.
